Born in Derby, UK at the end of
1958, Stuart is married with two children. He holds a
doctorate in science, working as a professional communicator. But
he is also a gifted drummer and percussionist with a passion for music
and the creative arts. In 1998 Stuart released his acclaimed debut
CD Soundscapes, on
which percussion and drums paint "sound
pictures" of biblical passages and stories. He is also the
webmaster of several websites, including waywood.com, providing help and advice
to drummers and percussionists and Tools4Webs.com,
helping people set-up their own internet businesses.
His personal website can be found at StuWood.com.

During his work in science, medicine, music and
the church, and through his many personal friendships,
Stuart has gained a great breadth of experience and understanding
of relationships and friendships. He has also made some big
mistakes and suffered serious illness, during which relationships
and friendships were often tested to the limit.

Friendship is a Verb (in a hurting world)
was born out the experiences of Stuart and close friends.
His natural ability to communicate difficult and often painful
issues, sensitively yet directly; simply yet honestly, oozes from
every page. Whether Stuart writes commentary or poetry, the
same transparency and challenge is there. He does not try to give simple answers where there are
none. However, he does
speak up for those who have no voice, and challenges those in a position of power or influence to carefully
measure their words and actions.

Stuart challenges us to think about our friendships and relationships as the basis, building
blocks and cement in our daily lives, so that everything we do is
based on the best foundations. 'Relationship' and 'friendship' are not objects (nouns); they
must be verbs (actions) for us to really experience fulfilment and meet needs in our
hurting world.

Stuart's writings on a diverse range of
subjects have been widely recognised and a growing collection of his work
is being published.